John L. Dodd & Associates

Yet another Indian Child Welfare Act Reversal https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/F082334.PDF

We successfully represented the respondent grandmother in this appeal by the biological mother who wanted to prevent her from adopting her grandson after leaving him with grandmother for over 12 years. https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/E076895.PDF

secured a reversal of an order terminating parental rights after indigent father was required to testify via cell phone because of COVID. County conceded his due process rights were violated. Question was prejudice. Proving prejudice often is the key to many appeals. https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/B309852.PDF

Secured an emergency stay in a contested adoption case, preventing the transfer of a child to Arizona!

Congratulations to Karen Dodd, who, representing the minors on appeal, secured a reversal of jurisdiction and dispositional orders. https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/B306356.PDF

Achieved a reversal today in an interesting case, invoking California's "anti-heartbalm" statutes https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/B300713.PDF

Court of Appeal agrees with our ICWA error argument https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/B303482.PDF

Will got us tickets for Christmas present. Unfortunately he had to work so could not attend

Achieved a reversal today in a case pertaining the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. Read the opinion here: https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/G057288.PDF

Secured a reversal today in a dependency case concerning the continuing problem in Los Angeles Juvenile Court with judges referencing canned minute orders instead of making required findings https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/B300221.PDF

Congratulations to Karen Dodd for today's victory, securing a reversal on behalf of appellant minor children. The Court of Appeal agreed the father's conduct amounted to more than "inappropriate" conduct and rose to the level "sexual abuse." read the opinion:https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/E074616.PDF

Achieved a reversal today in a case pertaining the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. Read the opinion here: https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/G057288.PDF

Another Indian Child Welfare Act reversal: https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/C090000.PDF

Will got us tickets for Christmas present. Unfortunately he had to work so could not attend

The Court of Appeal agreed with our argument mother had been denied due process when the juvenile court denied her a contested hearing, reversing an order terminating parental rights. https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/B298338.PDF

new blog post: http://www.appellate-law.com/blog/

We successfully represented the respondent in this probate appeal:https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/G055951.PDF

New blog post: http://www.appellate-law.com/blog/

Congratulations to Karen Dodd for this reversal in a Los Angeles dependency appeal. https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/B291577.PDF

Congratulations to Karen Dodd for securing a reversal yesterday in this termination of parental rights case: https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/B291059.PDF

won a reversal today because mother was denied due process! court terminated her parental rights at a status confernce https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/F078202.PDF

Significant reversal today in a case concerning allegations of "shaken baby syndrome." The Court of Appeal agreed the parents were denied their due process right to oppose the allegations against them and present their own evidence. https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/H045197.PDF